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John Madden and Pat Summerall in the booth during a CBS Sports NFL broadcast.

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John Madden in shirt and tie and vinyl Raiders jacket, smokes on the sidelines

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John Madden points to the sky after lighting a flame in the honor of Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis during halftime of their game against the Cleveland Browns at O.co Coliseum on October 16, 2011 in Oakland, California.

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